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The West End seems intent on recapturing the hip factor, which in recent years has been so tightly clutched by Shoreditch. Now, in the heart of Carnaby, any images of Eliza Doolittle are firmly given the boot as another bastion of modernism opens. |
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| Get a preview of New Art Club's new Electric Tales as they practice in the RFH's Hothouse. Work in progress shows 5:30 & 6:30pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. Free. | |||
| Swedish blondes going wild in the Swedish pearl of a movie Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love). 8:30pm. ICA, The Mall, SW1. £6.50. | |||
Although Zoltar the Magnificent, Cinch and the Dispensary may entice us by day, there has been little, if any, reason to roam Carnaby by night. The Kingly Club sets out to change that. Having quietly opened while UJ was on a break, the new members bar is the first of a series of high profile developments - including Alan 'Hakkasan' Yau's Chowbar - soon to move into this area. Built on the site of the legendary 1960s Pinstripe Club, the Kingly Club has something to live up to but does so quite sleekly. Creamy leather sofas to gracefully slouch on. Japanese snacks to munch on. And aquariums to create the illusion that at least somebody is taking in more liquid than you. The Kingly
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| Seek refuge from Notting Hill chaos. Hoxton Pimps line up 30 DJs over three nights and spice it up with multimedia performances and art. 11pm-noon. 323 Old St, EC1. £5. 0870 020 1599 or online. | |||
| Circuit queens and muscle boys rise as Universe hits The Coronet on Saturday. 10:30pm-6am. Elephant & Castle Roundabout, SE1. £15 advance from the Box. | |||
| One Starry Night with Ben Watt at Cherry Jam also on Saturday. 6pm-2am. 58 Porchester Rd, W2. £8. For £5 guest list (b4 9) email. | |||
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